Today’s biggest news is that US President, Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. First of all I would like to congratulate President Obama for achieving this great recognition in such a short span of time. This recognition is a surprise and shocking for many as the unexpected choice so early in the Obama presidency, which began less than two weeks before the Feb. 1 nomination deadline and has yet to yield concrete achievements in peacemaking.
Some around the world has objected this looking into the war in Iraq and Afghanistan even though it was a continual process.
“He got the prize because he has been able to change the international climate,” Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland said. “Some people say, and I understand it, isn’t it premature? Too early? Well, I’d say then that it could be too late to respond three years from now. It is now that we have the opportunity to respond — all of us.”
Obama ordered 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan earlier this year and has continued the use of unmanned drones for attacks on militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a strategy devised by the Bush administration. The attacks often kill or injure civilians living in the area.
I feel this could be an encouragement to a person who will be responsible for peace in this World. Some great information here.
